Furniture construction.



No. 850,669. PATENTED APR 16, 1907,

G. WQMYERS,

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16,1907.

Application filed October 2'7, 1906. Serial No. 340,840.

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MYERs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at West Cheshire, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Furniture Construction, of which the following is a specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a bench in which my invention is embodied. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. detail view showing the parts ready for as- Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the parts assembled.

My invention relates to furniture construction, and particularly to the supporting member, whether it be the end members of a bench, the sides of a chair, or the support for a table.

A support made in accordance with my invention comprises the body member a. This body member is shown as formed from a section of wood of proper thickness, preferably of rectangular shape. The front and rear sides of this block are formed in V shape, as by cutting out the triangular blocks 1) b, forming oppositely inwardly inclining surfaces 1) b 19 b Legs c c and uprights (1 d are secured to the front and rear sides of the body on the lower and upper inclined surfaces, respectively, the inner legs and uprights abutting, as shown. The triangular blocks which have been previously cut from the body are replaced and securely fastened, forming braces for the legs and uprights.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings as embodied in a bench construction, two supports being provided, one for each end of the bench, the seat being secured between these supports, the back being secured to Eithe rear uprights, and the arm-rest extending across the top of the uprights.

The construction is extremely inexpensive,

'light, and very strong, the legs and uprights Fig. 3 is a being firmly secured to the body part and held and braced by the replaced triangular sections. As above indicated, the construction can be applied to any article of furniture.

I claim as my invention 1. A supporting member of furniture construction consistingof a body part, both the front and rear sides of which have oppositely inwardly inclining surfaces, and legs and upright secured to said inclining surfaces.

2. supporting member of furniture construction consisting of a body part, both the front and rear sides of which have oppositely inwardly inclining surfaces, legs and upright secured to said inclining surfaces, and a brace for said legs and uprights.

3. A supporting member of furniture construction consisting of a body part, oppositely inwardly inclining surfaces on said body part, legs and uprights secured to said surfaces, and a brace for said legs and uprights.

4. A supporting member of furniture con- I struction consisting of a body part, the sides of said body part being formed to V shape, legs and uprights secured to said V-shaped sides, and a brace for said legs and uprights.

5. A supporting member of furniture construction consisting of a body part, the front and rear sides of said body part being V- shaped, legs and uprights secured to said V- shaped sides, and a triangular block bracing said legs and uprights.

6. A supporting member of furniture construction consisting of a body part, the sides of which have oppositely inwardly inclining surfaces, abutting legs and uprights secured to said surfaces, and a brace for said legs and uprights.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. MYERS.

Witnesses:

MINNIE A. MYERS, GEORGE E. MYERS. 

